Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan

Hon'ble PM launched Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan on 2nd October, 2024. The Abhiyan comprises of 25 interventions implemented by 17 line Ministries and aims to saturate infrastructural gaps in 63,843 villages, improve access to health, education, Anganwadi facilities and providing livelihood opportunities benefiting more than 5 crore tribals in 549 districts and 2,911 blocks in 30 States/UTs in 5 years. Each Ministry has been allocated budget and targets under Abhiyan and responsible for implementing the intervention assigned to it. The Abhiyan aims at Saturation through convergence and outreach.

The Abhiyan adopts a multi-sectoral approach, leveraging existing government schemes and funds under DAPST through convergence of various government schemes of 17-line Ministries/Departments including MoTA to maximize resource utilization, strategic coordination, and resource allocation to address human development and infrastructural gaps, and focused development interventions in tribal-dominated villages to promote inclusivity and sustainability.